| Ivo Crapp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ivo Crapp during his umpiring career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Crapp | ||
| Date of birth | 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 January 1924 (aged 51–52) | ||
| Place of death | West Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1893 | Carlton (VFA) | 4 (0) | |
| Umpiring career | |||
| Years | League | Role | Games |
| 1895–1896 | VFA | Field umpire | 28 |
| 1897–1905 | VFL | Field umpire | 147 |
| 1906–1919 | WAFL | Field umpire | 177 |
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Henry "Harry" Crapp[1] (1872 – 21 January 1924), commonly known as Ivo Crapp,[2] was a leading Australian rules football field umpire in the Victorian Football League (VFL) at its formation in the 1890s, and with the West Australian Football League across the late 1900s and early 1910s.
Known as the VFL's "Prince of Umpires"[3] — "in the capacity of central umpire he attained a degree of skill which stamped him as a prodigy, and one who was without peer in the history of the Australian game"[4] — he umpired the first ever match in that league.[5]
- ^ "Death of Harry Crapp". Critic. Vol. XVIX, no. 957. Tasmania, Australia. 8 February 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Rowell, T., "Crapp, Outstanding Umpire", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 19 June 1943), p.4
- ^ For example: Ivo Crapp, The Prince of Umpires, The (Perth) Sunday Times, (Sunday, 25 May 1913), p.3
- ^ The (Perth) Daily News, (Monday, 21 January 1924), p.8.
- ^ "Australian Football Hall of Fame Umpires". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.